Specimen Information

Typhlonectes natans
Typhlonectes natans
(Rio Cauca Caecilian)
Amphibians-Caecilians
Exotic

Specimen ID1885972
GroupAmphibians-Caecilians
GenusTyphlonectes
Speciesnatans
Common NameRio Cauca Caecilian
StateFL
CountyMiami-Dade
LocalityC-4 Secondary Canal
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameFlorida Southeast Coast
HUC8 Number03090206
HUC10 NameTamiami Canal
HUC10 Number0309020615
HUC12 NameTamiami Canal
HUC12 Number030902061500
Map
Collection Day8
Collection Month12
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Reference 1
Ref. Number:46317
Author:Sheehy III, C.M., R.H. Robins, D.C. Blackburn, J.A. Gray, M. Zoungrana, and M.T. Kouete
Date:2025
Title:Establishment of aquatic Rio Cauca caecilians, Typhlonectes natans (Fischer 1880) (Gymnophiona: Typhlonectidae), in Florida, with notes on their relative abundance, distribution, and natural history
Journal:Reptiles and Amphibians
Volume:32
Pages:e23352
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected2
Year Classadults


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/5/2025].

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